Obituaries

Regina A. Phillips, Pittston, died Sunday in the Community Medical Center. Born in Redwood City, Ca., she was the daughter of the late Eugene and Rose Longo Lindwedell. She was a graduate of Bishop Hafey High School and also of the Luzerne County Community College Nursing Program. She had been employed as a registered nurse […]

James "Jay Tee" McGlocton of Scranton died Thursday at home. Born in Scranton, he was the son of Lauri Lavelle of Scranton and the late James McGlocton. He was educated in Scranton public schools and was a graduate of Scranton High School; he also attended the McCann School of Business. He had worked for the […]

Robert W. Martin, Montdale, died Monday evening in the Marian Community Hospital. His wife was the former Shirley Walsh who died in 2009. Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Amos and Edith Rogers Martin. He was a graduate of Scranton Central High School. He was of the Catholic faith. Prior to retirement he […]

Maureen T. Hall of West Scranton died Sunday at home. Born in Scranton, daughter of the late Donald and Florence Kelly Hall, she was educated in Scranton public schools. Before retirement, she had been employed as an administrative assistant at Tobyhanna Army Depot and Abington Senior Center. She was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary […]

Elizabeth O’Hara Kane, Moosic Lakes, died Monday morning at home following an illness. Her husband of 45 years was the late Frank T. Kane, DDS who passed away in 1993. Born in Scranton she was the daughter of the late George V and Cecelia Brady O’Hara. She was a graduate of Marywood Seminary and Marywood […]

Joseph W. Bisignani, Sr., South Scranton, died Friday morning in the Mercy Hospital. His wife is the former Ethel Kizer. Born in Scranton he was the son of the late Adam and Anna Cimino Bisgnani. He was educated in Scranton Schools. He was a devout Catholic and a member of St Ann’s Basilica. Prior to retirement he […]

John C. Brennan, Sr., a resident of the Gino J. Merli Veterans Center, died early Wednesday morning after an illness. His wife was the former Dorothy Nardi died in 1993. Born in Bayonne, NY he was a 1943 graduate of GAR High School and went on to earn certifications in electronics. Prior to retirement he […]

Shirley Mae Samuel Zang of Elmhurst Twp. died Thursday night at Community Medical Center after an illness. She was the widow of William C. Zang, who died in 2005. Born in Scranton, daughter of the late Fredrick and Maud Daugherty Samuel, she was a 1951 graduate of West Scranton High School. Before retirement, she had […]

Paul J. “Usus” Roche, a lifelong resident of West Scranton, died Thursday morning in the Mercy Hospital Hospice Unit after an illness. His wife is the former Therese Gallagher. Born in Scranton, son of the late Eugene M and Julia Murphy Roche. He attended the former St. Ann’s High School. He was a member of St. Ann’s […]

Nancy O’Malley Speicher, 84, died peacefully Friday at Moses Taylor Hospital. She and her adoring husband, Jerry Speicher, who died in 1999, were married Oct. 12, 1946, in Scranton. Born May 7, 1926, in Pittston, daughter of the late Vincent and Grace Leonard O’Malley, Nancy graduated from Scranton Central High School and Lackawanna Junior […]